BILL ANALYSIS


                                                         S.B. 258
                                                    By: Wentworth
                                                    State Affairs
                                                         01-30-95
                                     Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

The Alcoholic Beverage Code includes a provision authorizing the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to approve training programs
for persons who sell, service, dispense, or deliver alcoholic
beverages.  One of the primary purposes of these training programs
is to educate sellers about the laws pertaining to sale of
alcoholic beverages to minors or intoxicated persons, including
effective approaches to intervening with persons who are clearly
intoxicated.  Under current law, the commission is not required to
approve acceptable seller training programs at four-year
institutions of higher learning.

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 258 provides that the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission must accept alcoholic beverage seller training programs
from certain institutions of higher education, provided the program
meets the commission's standards.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 106.14(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, to
require the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to approve seller
training programs meeting certain requirements sponsored by public
or private institutions of higher education that offer a four-year
undergraduate program and a degree or certificate in hotel
management, restaurant management, or travel or tourism management,
in addition to those sponsored privately or by public community
colleges.

SECTION 2. Effective date:  September 1, 1995.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.